Tuesday Links: Punk Shit

The Met held its punk-themed gala last night. For those unimportant enough to attend, and for those who don’t really care about Miley Cyrus, there was Twitter. [#metgala, photo courtesy of Kotaku]

Thanks, Tom McCormack for writing a history of ASCII art. Not so thankful for beginning that history with Apollinaire and introducing some dubious terms about the “connoisseur’s medium” (ha) and “the high period of ASCII art”. [Rhizome]

In case you missed it, here’s the ultimate compendium of cats Photoshopped into sushi. [Laughing Squid]

“I am an artist…I designed and built a cat.” [The New Yorker, paywall]

Shit show over at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: They’ve fired or laid off at least eight staff members. At least one of these firings appears to be related to the perception of union sympathizing. The story just gets worse. [Hyperallergic]

MOCA’s “A New Sculpturalism” is facing cancellation, but no one knows precisely why. Pavilion architects for this show are nervous. They’ve invested a lot of time and money to make this show happen. [Architect Magazine]

The Princess Diana Museum will be closing. Her family opened the museum in Althorp soon after her passing. [The Los Angeles Times]

It’s nearly impossible to operate a food truck in NYC without breaking the law thanks to numerous and sometimes conflicting regulations. [NYTimes]